Lavatory.



No. 712,834. Patented Novi4, I902.

J. T. MOORE.

LAVATORY.-

(Application filed May 22, 1902.) (No Model.) I 2 Shts-Shaet I.

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LAVATOBY.

(Application filed May 22, 1902.)

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. MOORE, OF TBENTON, NEW JERSEY.

LAVATO RY.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 712,834, dated November 4, 1902.

Application filed May 22, 1902.:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residingin the city of Trenton, county of Mercer, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lavatories, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lavatories,'-and particularly to such as are made of earthenware or like material, and has for its object toprovide a construction of this. class which will be strong and which will not be liable to warp in its production.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan of my improved lavatory. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation on line 4 4. of Fig. 3.

It will be understood that the construction shown is only an example and that the actual scope of the invention is determined by the appended claim.

As shown in the drawings, the lavatory or basin comprises a bowl A, which is made integral with a top plate B, with a rim G, depending from the outer edgeof the top plate,

and with a practically continuous web D,

which extends inward from the lower edge of the rim 0 to the bowl A, at a point consider-. The

ably above the bottom of said bowl. outer edge of the table may be provided with an ornamental rib E and the rear edge may be raised, as indicated at F. These details, however, are immaterial. At the upper portion of the bowl may be located the ordinary overflow-opening A, while the top plate B carries the customary holder G for one end of the chain H, the other end of which is connected with the stopper I, adapted to close the outlet at the bottom of the bowl. It will be'observed that the web D extends continuously around the bowl and forms, together with the same, with the top plate B, and with the rim 0 an annular chamber J. I have found it of great importance that this plate D should be a practically continuous web, as

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experience has shown to me that only in this case the construction will be proof against warping.

It will be clearly understood that the annular chamber J has absolutely no communication with the interior of the bowl A, so that water has no, access to said chamber J, and therefore there is no liability of water or moisture accumulatingin the said chamber. B indicates the openings in the top plate B, which are adapted to receive the hot and cold water faucets. K is the waste-pipe, into which the water escapes from the bowl A when the stopper I is pulled up. In some instances where it is desired to support the bowl A from below I prefer to add at the bottom of the. bowl an exterior cup-shaped portion L, which surrounds the waste-pipe K at a distance and has no direct connection therewith. This cup-shaped portion is adapt ed to rest in any suitable manner upon a ped estal or support M. It will be seen that with this construction the waste-pipe K carries no weight and a very strong structure is obtained, while at the same time the liability to leakage is minimized. It will be observed that the bowl A, the top plate B, rim O,web D, and cup-shaped downward extension L are all made of one piece.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A Washbasin comprising a bowl, two horizontal walls extending outwardly from said bowl and a vertical wall connecting said hori -zontal walls at their outer portions so as to 

